Active tectonics and seismic hazard in the Tell Atlas (Northern Algeria): a review

S Maouche, Y Bouhadad, A Harbi, Y Rouchiche… - The Geology of the Arab …, 2019 - Springer
Abstract The Tell Atlas of Algeria, which experienced several destructive earthquakes in the
past, is among the most seismic active zones in the western Mediterranean. The seismicity is …

Active faulting geometry and stress pattern near complex strike‐slip systems along the Maghreb region: Constraints on active convergence in the Western …

A Soumaya, N Ben Ayed, M Rajabi, M Meghraoui… - …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Maghreb region (from Tunisia to Gibraltar) is a key area in the western
Mediterranean to study the active tectonics and stress pattern across the Africa‐Eurasia …

Seismicity of Algeria from 1365 to 2013: Maximum Observed Intensity Map (MOI2014)

A Ayadi, M Bezzeghoud - Seismological Research …, 2015 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Algeria is one of the most seismically active areas in the Mediterranean basin. The available
catalogs reported numerous destructive earthquakes striking different regions, such as …

A unified catalog of main earthquakes for Northern Algeria from AD 856 to 2008

M Hamdache, JA Peláez, A Talbi… - Seismological …, 2010 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
The primary goal of this work is to catalog all the main earthquake events above magnitude
MW 4.0 in northern Algeria and its surrounding region, specifically for the area between 32 …

The Constantine (Algeria) seismic sequence of 27 October 1985: a new rupture model from aftershock relocation, focal mechanisms, and stress tensors

F Ousadou, L Dorbath, C Dorbath, MA Bounif… - Journal of …, 2013 - Springer
Abstract The October 27, 1985 Constantine earthquake of magnitude MS 5.9 (NEIC)
although moderate is the strongest earthquake recorded in the eastern Tellian Atlas …

The northwestern (Maghreb) boundary of the Nubia (Africa) plate

A Mauffret - Tectonophysics, 2007 - Elsevier
A study of the present compressional deformation of the Northwestern (Maghreb) Nubia
(Africa) margin is derived from the analysis of more than 20,000 km of seismic profiles. In the …

Erosion of continental margins in the Western Mediterranean due to sea-level stagnancy during the Messinian Salinity Crisis

J Just, C Hübscher, C Betzler, T Lüdmann… - Geo-Marine Letters, 2011 - Springer
High-resolution multi-channel seismic data from continental slopes with minor sediment
input off southwest Mallorca Island, the Bay of Oran (Algeria) and the Alboran Ridge reveal …

Economic and human loss empirical models for earthquakes in the Mediterranean region, with particular focus on Algeria

A Guettiche, P Guéguen, M Mimoune - International Journal of Disaster …, 2017 - Springer
In this study, loss estimation models were developed for reasonably accurate assessment of
economic and human losses from seismic events in the Mediterranean region, based on …

Stress field variations along the Maghreb region derived from inversion of major seismic crisis fault plane solutions

F Ousadou, L Dorbath, A Ayadi, C Dorbath, S Gharbi - Tectonophysics, 2014 - Elsevier
This study is devoted to the analysis of the stress state along the Maghreb region based on
the inversion of focal solutions. We have inverted the main shock and aftershock focal …

Chemical geothermometers and mixing models to understand the thermal aptitudes in the management of Bouhanifia and Saida geothermal resources, northwest of …

MA Benamar, H Azzaz, AK Khaldi - Groundwater for Sustainable …, 2023 - Elsevier
The paper aims to determine the geothermal characteristics and the mixing possibility of
Bouhanifia and Saida geothermal resource because of its importance in tourist activities and …